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    From James Schofield@bikerbob@gmx.com to comp.sys.atari.st on Sun Jul 12 21:38:06 2026
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    I guess there are not many that are using the internet with their atari computer. I use it with my TT030 and a picowifi device.

    I have STing setup and I am currently using TROLL to access the NNTP
    servers and a GMX email account that I can access.

    There is a security module made for TROLL that allows you to use SSL
    and TLS - so there are still some services out there that you can
    access with the minimal security required.

    It would be cool if we had a handful of actual users reading and using
    the newsgroups. Heck that is the point of retro right.. enjoying the
    good old days.

    Bikerbob
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  • From gmc@gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) to comp.sys.atari.st on Mon Jul 13 18:22:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.atari.st

    James Schofield <bikerbob@gmx.com> wrote:
    I guess there are not many that are using the internet with their atari computer. I use it with my TT030 and a picowifi device.

    I'm going out on a limb here and say that there probably are not many
    that are using their atari computer at all these days :)

    I still have a couple ST machines in a box that I need to check. I know
    at least one was working when it went in there, but I've never before
    had an Atari ST so it's a whole new world for me to explore.

    I have STing setup and I am currently using TROLL to access the NNTP
    servers and a GMX email account that I can access.

    Interesting. I did a web search, found STing, the TCP/IP stack for TOS,
    but searching 'Atari TROLL' doesn't return much useful results :) Would
    you mind providing a link?

    Also, what ethernet adapter are you using? Or are you doing some kind of
    SLIP or something?

    There is a security module made for TROLL that allows you to use SSL
    and TLS - so there are still some services out there that you can
    access with the minimal security required.

    I can, if I want to, access my news server without SSL, so I wouldn't
    even need that security module.

    It would be cool if we had a handful of actual users reading and using
    the newsgroups. Heck that is the point of retro right.. enjoying the
    good old days.

    I promise that I'll try and access usenet on an Atari ST once I've got
    them up and running!

    Cheers,

    Koen

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  • From Pierre TON-THAT@rajah@atarians.com to comp.sys.atari.st on Mon Jul 13 20:42:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.atari.st

    Le 13/07/2026 |a 20:22, Koen Martens a |-crit-a:
    Interesting. I did a web search, found STing, the TCP/IP stack for TOS,
    but searching 'Atari TROLL' doesn't return much useful results :) Would
    you mind providing a link?

    I'm flooding www.atari-forum.com with my software updates...

    And here, a Belgian FTP maintainer posts links some years ago to
    download from https://www.mmnt.net/db/0/1/kurobox.serveftp.net/



    Official link: https://ptonthat.fr/troll/
    Repository: https://ptonthat.fr/files/



    Regards,
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    Rajah Lone
    https://ptonthat.fr
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